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Monumento ai Caduti delle Guerre d'Indipendenza

Monumento ai Caduti delle Guerre d'Indipendenza is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Poggio all'Aia stands 934 m to the north, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, a attraction 0.1 miles away.

The story

The Obelisk of the Fallen in the Wars of Independence (Obelisco dei Caduti delle Guerre d'Indipendenza) in the Piazza dell'Unità Italiana, once called the Piazza Vecchia di Santa Maria Novella, is a monument located in the piazza just east of the apse of Santa Maria Novella, surrounded by large hotels and offices located near the main train station in Florence, Italy.

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Wikidata Q107273514, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates43.77489, 11.25042

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Springs
  • Piazzale Michelangelo: 1.2 mi
  • Fonte Pecchioli: 4.5 mi
  • Fonte Mezzina: 4.6 mi
  • Fonte Giallina: 4.9 mi
  • Fonte di Cascina: 5.6 mi
Peaks
  • Monte Cuccioli: 2.7 mi
  • Montepiano: 2.7 mi
  • Monterivecchi: 2.8 mi
  • Monte Rinaldi: 3.0 mi
  • Colle San Francesco: 3.0 mi
Attractions: 53
Gardens: 38
Picnic sites: 12
Waterfalls: 8
  • Tonfo del Diavolo: 7.4 mi
  • Pescaia Calvelli: 13.9 mi
  • Cascata di Meriggioni: 16.7 mi
  • Pisciolo di Macereto: 16.9 mi
  • Pisciolo di Sant'Antonio: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Monumento ai Caduti delle Guerre d'Indipendenza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poggio all'AiaN 353°934 m7.5 mi
Poggio CasacciaN 355°921 m6.9 mi
Poggio CornacchiacciaN 354°892 m7.2 mi
Poggio CapannelleN 358°839 m7.1 mi
Poggio TriniN 358°764 m6.6 mi
Poggio al GiroN 0°747 m5.4 mi
Monte RotondoN 356°705 m6.1 mi
Poggio PratoneNE 49°702 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2017:4918:27
June solstice05:3420:1721:01
September equinox07:0318:3719:15
December solstice07:4615:5416:41

Local time (Europe/Rome).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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